Kay's Collectable Triangle Fountain

If you have been reading the newsletter over the last few years you may remember my talking about the old Kay’s Collectable triangle at the start of Scenic Drive. There was to be a fountain and Scenic Nursery was donating the landscaping. It’s two years later and it’s finally planted.

Bill York donated the fountain design and supervision of the fountain installation. Vintage Pools donated a large portion of their cost in building the pool, Reed construction donated the boulders, Ryan Dickerson an Eagle Scout candidate and his scout group plus some additional help installed the sprinkler system and planted the plants and Scenic Nursery donated the planting design and the plants.

The city spent $32,000 for a project done mostly by volunteer labor and donated materials that could have cost $250,000 . Volunteer projects always take longer than you might expect.

We used Marina Strawberry Tree, Starry Night landscape roses, Shore Juniper, Barberry, and 3 different grasses to create a natural landscape with lots of seasonal interest.

I guess this might be a case of good things come to those that wait. The official ribbon cutting happened Saturday Dec. 13.

The city of Modesto and all the donors invite you to drive by the downtown end of Scenic and watch the fountain go off. We do recommend you pay attention to the traffic also!!